China Test Review Flashcards

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Tang Dynasty

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In 618 one of Yangdi’s generals took over and declared himself empower and formed this dynasty

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Monastery

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Where many Chinese Buhhdists lived

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Li Bo

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One of the most popular poets in the Tang era. Is poems centered on nature.

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Silk road

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A trade route where the China traded silk, porcelain, tea, steel, paper. They traded with countries to the west

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Confucius

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Confucius and his followers believed that a good government depended on having wise rulers who ruled to benefit the people civil-service examinations were a product of Confucian ideas.

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Zheng He

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Chinese leader of 7 overseas voyages of exploration.

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Koryo

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Conquered by the Mongols these Korean rulers stayed in power because they excepted Mongol control

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Census

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A count of the number of people. It helped meeting officials collect taxes more accurately.

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Ming dynasty

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A dynasty ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang

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Changan

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The Tang capital

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The Sui dynasty brought an end to civil wars and initiated a period of economic prosperity by __________.

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uniting 17 kingdoms

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List 3 items traded by the Chinese

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Silk, fabric, tea, steel, paper ,and porcelain

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Chinese paintings during the Song Dynasty were often of _____

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Landscapes

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Trade grew under the Tang Dynasty because of improvements in _____, new ______ and ______ were built and the _____ road was controlled by the Chinese.

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Farming, roads,waterways, and silk

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Ming empowers built a large fleet of ships to _____ and demand _____ from weak kingdoms.

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Trade and demand tribute

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Marco Polo wrote in a _____ about his ______.

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Book and travel

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Missionaries in China were often called _____.

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Jesuits

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The Chinese warlords ruled China during the _____ _____ and in the 300 years before the _____ dynasty.

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Civil war and Sui

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Who started the Yan dynasty?

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Kublai Khan

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Many people became Buhhdist in the late AD 100’s because they sought comfort from widespread ______ and _____.

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War and famine

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The Chinese warlords ruled China during the _____ _____ and in the 300 years before the _____ dynasty.

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Civil war and Sui

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Mongols were successful in building a huge empire because they use ______ to scare people into surrendering. They were skilled at ______ , and they _______ some of the practices of conquered people.

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Terror, riding horses,and adopted